General (Yes/No) Questions and Short Answers.

Ex. 3. Ask and answer the questions using the words: sometimes, usually, often, always, as a rule, every day, etc. Work in pairs. Give short and full answers.

Model: Do you like classical music? – Yes, I do. I like it very much.

Does he speak French? – No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t speak French at all.

	we		like to listen to birds in the forest?
Do	you		look at the stars in the sky?
	they		go for a walk in the park?
		(often)	prefer to travel by plane?
	he		book tickets in advance?
Does	she		reserve accommodation at a hotel?
	it		go on business to England?
			like quiz programs?
			rain cats and dogs here?

Ex. 4. What would you say in these situations? Give possible answers. Work in pairs.

Model: You want to know if Ann plays tennis. Ask somebody.

Does Ann play tennis? – Yes, she does.

1. You need to know if the train arrives on time. Ask your friend.

2. You want to know if the train stops at this station. Ask the conductor.

3. You want to know if your friend enjoys spending his holidays in Scotland. Ask him.

4. You are wondering if Mike and Bill go camping every summer. Ask them.

5. You expect that this sportsman wins prices at all competitions. Ask your neighbour.

6. You want to know if your friend remembers to bring the photos. Ask him.

Special Questions

Ex. 5.Ask special Wh- questions for additional information according to the model.

1. In Wales many people speak Welsh, not English, in daily life.

2. When adults begin to learn a foreign language, problems often arise.

3. Walking five miles a day makes him strong and healthy.

4. Research work involves an ability to observe individual facts and draw conclusions.

5. Renaissance means ‘a new birth, ‘a revival’. Thus we call the time of the great revival of art and learning which covers the 15^th and 16^th centuries.

6. Many Americans consider two religious holidays Easter and Christmas as the most important celebrations of the year.

7. On New Year’s Day people often promise themselves to overcome their bad habits and welcome the idea of making a new start in life.

8. The people celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday on the third Thursday of November in memory of the first English settlers in the seventeenth century. This holiday recalls America’s early history.

Ex. 6.You are visiting your grandmother after your returning from England. She can’t hear very well, and she sometimes gets confused. Complete her questions.

Model: In Britain children sometimes go to a nursery school when they are two or three years old. – Pardon? Where do the children go at the age of two or three?

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